Realizing the Power of Youth and Young Adult Voice Through Youth Leadership Boards This issue brief explores the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative’s experience in developing and implementing youth leadership boards. It includes the perspectives of young people in foster care and the adults engaged with them. Read More
Challenges and Opportunities in Children’s Mental Health A View from Families and Youth This report adopts a family and youth perspective to discuss what isn’t working — and what can be done about it — in regards to children’s behavioral health policies and services. It is the byproduct of a meeting hosted by the National Center of Children in Poverty and shares the views of 16 stakeholders in the child behavioral health field. Read More
The Impact of Leadership Development on Early Childhood Education A Preliminary Review of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Leadership in Action Program This documentation project explores whether the first statewide and local Leadership in Action Program (LAP) had an impact on the project and the leaders, and if that impact continued to influence efforts to ensure that all children in Maryland and Baltimore City enter school ready to learn. Read More
Applying Evidence-Based Practice Approaches to Leadership Development This research paper looks at the plausibility of using evidence-based practice theories and methodologies to evaluate the leadership development field. Read More
3 Tools for Getting Started with the Race Matters Toolkit More Race Matters Update #4 This four-page update — part of the Race Matters Toolkit — introduces three simple tools for starting racial equity work off right. For more entries in the Race Matters collection, visit the Race Matters Institute website. Read More
Data Governance for Two-Generation Programs Planning Tool Kit This tool kit aims to help two-generation initiatives — programs that serve children and families together — harness data in their decision making, funding strategy and service delivery. Supplemental resources include a guiding framework, a brief that identifies elements of data capacity and an infographic that charts progress through the tool kit. Read More
Building Successful Resource Families Practice Guide A Guide for Public Agencies This practice guide provides information on how to recruit, develop and support resource families for child welfare agencies. It outlines best practices and specific tools identified by the Casey Foundation as effective in the field. Read More
Tools for Survival: An Analysis of Financial Literacy Programs for Lower-Income Families The report identifies and describes the range of financial literacy programs and reviews the degree to which they are accessible to low-income families. Read More
Disaster Preparedness Resource Guide for Child Welfare Agencies This comprehensive guide aims to take the guesswork and frustration out of disaster management planning. It offers a seemingly endless supply of no-nonsense tips, research-driven advice and recommendations culled straight from the mouths of been-there, done-that preparedness experts. The goal? Help today’s child welfare agencies prepare — as much as possible — for tomorrow’s next crisis. Read More
The Role of the Judge in Transforming Juvenile Probation A Tool Kit for Leadership A tool kit for helping judges jump start or accelerate probation transformation efforts in their jurisdictions. Read More
